China repurposes RTX 4090 cards into AI accelerators

What you need to know The US government recently imposed new exportation rules preventing chipmakers from shipping graphic cards to China, citing concerns over uncontrolled military AI advances. While chipmakers like NVIDIA have since pulled their products from Chinese websites, Chinese graphics card recycling factories are dismantling GeForce RTX 4090 gaming cards and repurposing them into AI accelerators. Following the imposed exportation rules, the price of these cards has skyrocketed. The US government recently imposed export rules preventing chipmakers like NVIDIA from shipping chips to China (including the GeForce RTX 4090), citing AI safety concerns. However, the US government highlighted…